This weekend I competed in the Washburn Prem which was my second prem race being in prem for K1. On Saturday it was the prem race and in C1 I was paddling up and I came 6th meaning I beat 6 prem paddlers and I needed to beat 4 or more to get paddle up […]
Pinkston Div 1 and Junior Championships
This weekend I was racing at Pinkston and it was the first time I had been there before. It wasn’t as big as I was hoping for but the courses were still quite tight and hard. On Saturday I came 4th and got second Junior 14 champion. On sunday I also came 4th in C1 […]
Chapel Falls, Tryweryn Div 1 and Pan Celtic
This weekend I raced in North Wales on the Chapel Falls section of the Tryweryn. This was a div 1 race in C1 and the second Pan Celtic race for my K1. In Pan Celtic K1 I came 3rd overall being beaten by two highly ranked premier paddlers. I was really happy with this result! In […]
HPP Paul McConkey Memorial Race
This weekend I competed in the HPP Paul McConkey Memorial Race. Last year I was in Div 1 and paddled up in the prem. On Saturday I paddled up in the prem race in C1 and I came 2nd in the heats. It was also my first prem since I got promoted and after first […]
Shepperton Div 1/2
This weekend was my first div 1 race of the season but unfortunately the water levels were low meaning it wasn’t as big as I was hoping. I was doubling up this weekend and I raced in K1 and C1. In kayak I came third place on both days meaning I got another two promotion […]
Lee Valley Prem and Junior and U23 Selection 2015
This weekend was the first race of the season and it was a great way to kick off the year. As I am still only 13 I am too young to enter the selection race but I paddled up in the prem race in Kayak (K1) and Canoe (C1). On Saturday in K1 I came […]
Lee Valley British Open Demo Runs November 2014
This weekend I was at the Lee Valley British Open. I was invited to do the demo runs and I was really looking forward to doing it as it would be great experience for me and also there would be team GB, world champions and Olympic champions from all over the world watching. First we […]
Lee Valley Training Camp October 2014
Just had a great three days of training down at Lee Valley White Water centre. With 2 GB Canoeing sessions every day I managed to progress massively and I had loads of fun, including doing C1 down the course for the first time which was a big achievement. Everyday I had the opportunity to watch […]
Profiling
Today I was at GB Canoeing Profiling at the national water sports centre (Nottingham). We had to do a series of tests. First I did the diamond test and 20m and 100m sprint tests on the flat water lake. Then I had a physio test followed by lunch. After lunch I had the white water affinity […]
HPP Div 1/Prem
This weekend I raced at the div 1/prem race at HPP. I had a great time and ended the season on a high. On Saturday I paddled up in the prem race where there were top athletes from all around the country including world champion Fiona Pennie and Mallory Franklin and I came 20th out of […]
Llandysul Div 1/2
This weekend I travelled all the way to Llandysul in south Wales for a div 1/2 race. On Saturday I came 8th out of 32 in K1 and out of 7 in C1. This meant I was promoted to Prem/1 in C1. I was really happy with this. On Sunday I came 5th out of […]
HPP Paul McConkey Memorial Race
This weekend I competed in the HPP Paul McConkey Memorial Race. Last season this was one of my first races in div 1. On Saturday I “paddled up” in the prem race and I came 28th out of 42. On Sunday I raced in the div 1 race and I got my best result so […]